“…The nonlinear Gaussian noise model was originally developed for a single fiber type per span, lumped optical amplifiers, and ideal Nyquist spectra [5]. Over the years, it has been constantly revised and has been applied to a variety of system and link configurations, e.g., see [6], [7], [15], [9], [12], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21].…”